Sister Jean Marie spent the week before Easter teaching the children in her third grade parochial school class all about the true meaning of Easter. Then they left for the traditional parochial school Easter holiday, which started on Good Friday and lasted throughout Easter week. When the kids came back on the following Monday, Sister decided to give a pop quiz to find out what the students had retained.
"Who can tell me what's important about Easter?" she asked the class.
"I know, Sister!" blurted out little Johnny, not even bothering to raise his hand. "The Easter Bunny brings eggs!"
"That's not right," Sister said. "Anyone else?"
Sally raised her hand and, after being properly recognized, said "Easter bonnets and new clothes!"
"That's not it, either" said sister with increasing frustration.
"Easter baskets and lots of candy!" offered Billy.
Truly alarmed, Sister asked "Doesn't anyone remember what they learned before Easter?
"I do, Sister" said Bubba. "Jesus died on the Cross for us and was buried in Joseph's tomb. On Easter Sunday He came out of the tomb -- and if He saw His shadow, it meant six more weeks of winter!"
Sister turned in her resignation at lunchtime.
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If they object to any secular celebration of Spring, then say so, plainly and calmly. If they want to teach that Easter is separate from secular celebrations that occur at the same time, then do that in an appropriate manner. That was not an appropriate manner.
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